Abstract: A method for configuring, via a website, a computing device to communicate with a printer is described. The method includes creating, via the website, a printer definition for the printer. The printer definition includes a network address, a reference to a printer driver, and a reference to a printer profile. The method also includes sending an install uniform resource identifier (URI) associated with the printer definition. The method further includes receiving an indication that the install URI has been activated by the computing device. The method additionally includes sending an installer to the computing device. The installer installs the printer driver and configures the computing device to communicate with the printer using the network address, the printer driver and the printer profile.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store document data used to perform maintenance of the apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine a search range, in which data designated by a search instruction in the stored document data is to be searched for, based on configuration information, a detection unit configured to detect the data included in the search range and designated by the search instruction in the stored document data, and a display control unit configured to display a detection result of the detection unit on a display unit.

Abstract: An information processing system includes one or more information processing apparatuses each of which performs a plurality of programs to implement functions.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus connected to a sheet hole punching apparatus that applies a punch process to a sheet, and a method for controlling the same, in which from a die-set mounted to the sheet hole punching apparatus, die-set information including at least identification information for identifying the die-set is obtained, and in association with the die-set information, a number of times that the punch process has been executed using the die-set is counted. Control is performed to prompt a user to lubricate the die-set when the number of times counted by the counter unit exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: A system including at least one server includes an obtaining unit that, in a case where a print instruction is issued by voice to a voice control device, obtains information based on the print instruction, and a generation unit that generates print data based on the obtained information, where the generation unit generates the print data by using a previously registered print setting when a print setting is not included in the obtained information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal device and an information processing device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives specifying information of an access point from a communication apparatus and performs connection processing to connect with the access point based on the specifying information. The communication apparatus is connected to the access point based on successful connection with the access point in the connection processing.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a first image forming apparatus, a second image forming apparatus, a determining unit, and a display unit. The first image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that forms an image with a first developer of a process color. The second image forming apparatus includes a second image forming unit that includes a second developer and that forms an image with the second developer. The second developer has characteristics different from characteristics of the first developer on a medium. The determining unit determines, on the basis of image formation conditions designated by a user, a printing order in which an image formed with the first developer and an image formed with a second developer are printed on one medium, and determines a sequence in which the image forming apparatuses perform image formation on the basis of the determined printing order. The display unit displays the sequence determined by the determining unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a print system, including a printer driver; and a print device, wherein the printer driver obtains personal panel setting information of a user having the printer driver and stores the personal panel setting information, and prepares a print job including identification information of the user and stored personal panel setting information and transmits the print job to the print device; and the print device comprises: a job memory which stores the print job received from the printer driver; and a hardware processor which allows a printing in accordance with the print job in case that an authenticated user is coincident with the user who is indicated in the identification information, and which displays an operation window customized in accordance with the personal panel setting information in case that the authenticated user is coincident with the user who is indicated in the identification information.

Abstract: Included are: a platen on which documents to be read are placed; an image input unit configured to read in one or a plurality of documents placed on the platen at one time; a storage unit configured to store entire image data including individual images of the documents read in at one time; an outer frame region removing unit configured to remove, from the entire image data, image data of an outer frame region at a perimeter edge portion of the platen, having a predetermined width; and an individual image cropping unit configured to crop individual images of one or a plurality of documents, from the entire image data after the image data of the outer frame region has been removed.

Abstract: A device for reproducing guidance on a task including a plurality of steps is provided. The device includes an input device with which a user selects from which position of the guidance is to be reproduced; and a player configured to, where a designated step corresponding to the position selected by the user from among the steps is a particular step, jump a playback progress to the position selected to play the guidance, the particular step being an initial step of steps having not yet been performed completely, and, where the designated step is not the particular step, jump the playback progress to a position of the particular step to play the guidance.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a printing unit that performs a printing job, a communication unit, and a control unit. An installed device is an illumination device. Upon determining that a printing document is a first task document, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit a first color change instruction. Upon determining that a printing document is a second task document, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit a second color change instruction. The first color change instruction is an instruction for increasing a color temperature of illumination light. The second color change instruction is an instruction for decreasing a color temperature of illumination light.

Abstract: An information processing device has at least one proximity communication device. The information processing device is an apparatus in which information in a storage area in the at least one proximity communication device is capable of being provided for an external apparatus. The information in the storage area is rewritten in accordance with transition of an apparatus state of the information processing device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which prevents a user from being confused when print data comprised of a plurality of sections is printed by the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is able to perform test printing of print data for which a plurality of copies are to be printed. Whether or not a plurality of sections are included in selected print data is determined, and when it is determined that a plurality of sections are included in the selected print data, execution of the test printing is restricted.

Abstract: A reading module has a light source, an optical system having a mirror array and an aperture stop portion, a sensor in which a plurality of image regions where the image light is converted into an electrical signal are arranged; a housing; and a light-shielding wall shielding stray light striking the image regions. In the mirror array, a plurality of reflective mirrors whose reflection surfaces are aspherical concave surfaces are coupled together in an array in the main scanning direction. The optical system is fixed to on the case housing at one point in the main scanning direction, and the light shielding walls are arranged at a positions displaced deviated by a predetermined amount from boundaries between the image regions in the direction opposite to the fixed side of the optical system.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores setting information of the information processing apparatus. The processing unit starts processing for causing, in a case where the number of servers each of which manages setting information stored in other apparatus, among apparatuses including the information processing apparatus and an apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus via a network is one, a server corresponding to the one to manage the setting information stored in the storage unit. The processing unit is also configured not to start the processing when the number of servers is two or more.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with one or more devices via a network, includes: a receiver to receive, from a first device of the devices, a screen request that requests an application providing screen, the screen request including shop information indicating a first shop that sells the first device; and circuitry to: obtain application correspondence information that associates shop information indicating the shop, application identification information for identifying one or more applications sold by the shop, and use promotion information indicating whether each application is a use-promoted application; and specify, from among one or more applications associated with the shop information indicating the first shop, a first application having first identification information that is associated with the use promotion information indicating the use-promoted application, using the application correspondence information; and a transmitter to transmit, to the first device, an appli

Abstract: In an image reading device, a region securing portion secures six page regions in a storage region of a volatile memory. A first conveyance control portion permits a document sheet conveyance device to convey first three document sheets among a plurality of document sheets in response to securing of the six page regions. A data recording portion stores line image data with specified resolution in the six page regions for each page of the plurality of document sheets. An image processing portion moves the plural pieces of the line image data in sequence from the page regions to a work region, and transfers post-processing data to another device. A second conveyance control portion permits the document sheet conveyance device to convey a fourth document sheet and onward among the plurality of document sheets one at a time in sequence following conveyance of the first three document sheets.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a reading unit that reads data stored in an activity amount meter, at least one of an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium and an image reading unit that reads the image, a display unit that displays an option to be selected such that the display unit receives a use instruction of a function that is selected, and a sending unit that sends the data stored in the activity amount meter and read by the reading unit. The display unit receives the use instruction even when the sending unit is sending the data stored in the activity amount meter and read by the reading unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus generates a beacon packet including state information indicating an operational state of the self-apparatus, and periodically transmits the packet by a short-range wireless communication. A mobile terminal, when a data packet transmission request to the information processing apparatus occurs, detects the beacon packet transmitted from the information processing apparatus from signals received by the short-range wireless communication. When the mobile terminal detects the beacon packet, it controls the timing of initiating transmission of a data packet in accordance with the operational state of the information processing apparatus which the state information included in the beacon packet indicates.